Yulara to Kings Canyon

We left Yulara (Ayres Rock) this morning and pulled up 100klm along Lasseter Highway to take a photo of Mt Conner. This is the footprint for this morning...Mt Conner is often mistaken for Uluru as it is a large mesa rising 343m above the area around it. Turning off Lasseter Hway we drove onto Luritja Rd which took us to Kings Canyon. Kings Canyon is in the Watarrka National Park however there is no camping facilities at the Gorge itself. The Gorge is mainly set up for the walks it offers, either along the creek bed, around the rim (6klm) or a several day hike starting at the Gorge. We pitched our tent in the Kings Canyon Resort camping grounds about 6klms up the road. At sunset we joined some of the campers to watch the sun reflect off the ranges. The local dingoes wander through the park scavenging for food and we had several close encounters....harmless enough though.Read more